FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — JAN 15, 2014 – The Yolo Food Bank will distribute free food items to eligible West Sacramento and Clarksburg residents on Tuesday, January 21. Visit the county building at 500 Jefferson Blvd. from 9-10 a.m.; Trinity Presbyterian Church at 1500 Park Blvd., between 10:30-11:15 a.m.; Yolo Housing Authority at 685 Lighthouse [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — JAN 15, 2014 – By News-Ledger Staff One of the most popular members of West Sacramento’s police department has put in his last shift. After over six years of service, police dog “Zar” has gone home to become a family dog in the home of his former handler, Sergeant Roger Kinney. [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — JAN 1, 2014 – Thirty Sacramento-area museums will offer either free or half-priced admission from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, February 1, to celebrate the 16th Annual Sacramento Museum Day. 28 of the 30 museums will offer free admission, whereas two destinations located in residential areas — the Sacramento [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — JAN 15, 2014 – The West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce will install a new board of directors at its annual installation dinner, held this year at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow (Jan. 16) in the civic center galleria. Marty Swingle of Capital West Realty is the 2014 chairman of the board of directors. [...]

NEWS-LEDGER ONLINE — JAN 14, 2014 – The Yolo County Sheriff’s Department Animal Services Section is looking for a dog and its owner after a biting incident Friday morning at a West Sacramento dog park. Finding the dog can help prevent the victim from having to undergo rabies exposure treatment. The incident happened about 11 [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — JAN 8, 2014 – The hunt is on: UC Davis professor Art Shapiro is offering a pitcher of beer, or its cash equivalent, to the person who catches the first cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae) of 2014. The wee beasties typically make their first appearance of the season sometime around Jan. [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — JAN 13, 2014 – Sometime between now and Friday, January 24, the News-Ledger of West Sacramento will give away two packets of tickets to the upcoming ‘Disney on Ice’ performance in Sacramento. The theme of the show is “Rockin’ Ever After,” and it features many well-known Disney characters, including some from [...]